Research project

Horizon Europe - NuWAS (Development of a Numerical Model for Wind-Assisted Ships) - FSI modelling and fatigue analysis towards sustainable ship propulsion

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Joseph Banks

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Performance sport engineering;
  • Experimental methods for fluid structure interaction problems;
  • Performance of sailing vessels and wind assited ships;
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Other researchers

Dr Saeed Hosseinzadeh

Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action)
Research interests
  • Experimental and numerical fluid-sructure interaction (FSI)
  • Marine hydrodynamics, seakeeping and vessel performance analysis
  • Wind-assisted propulsion, maritime decarbonisation, and marine renewable energy systems
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Professor Stephen Turnock

Head of School
Research interests
  • decarbonisation of shipping
  • maritime robotics and ship autonomous systems
  • performance sport and sailing
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Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs